"Real Madrid's board met today and decided to end the contract linking Santiago Solari to the club as first team coach and, at the same time, have offered to keep him at the club," Madrid said in a statement. Solari, a former Real Madrid and Argentina midfielder who took over at the Bernabeu on Nov. 13, had replaced former Spain manager Lopetegui but failed to bring success to the Bernabeu. Solari leaves Real third in the Liga standings, with Zidane's job now to keep them in the top four. Zidane, who won the World Cup with France as a player, is expected to take charge of training on Tuesday. Five days after a third triumph in last season's Champions League final over Liverpool, the former Real Madrid midfielder decided to walk away, saying it was the right moment to depart.

Source: bd News24 March 11, 2019 17:48 UTC